Donald Trump’s historic win, combined with the surprise vote by Britons to leave the EU and the gathering strength of nationalist parties elsewhere, challenges the status quo and portends uncertainty for the global economic order.

Stocks gyrated before climbing to record highs, the dollar soared and bond prices fell as Brexit and Donald Trump’s election rocked the markets. Meantime, U.S. housing prices rebounded.

U.K. Prime Minister, Theresa May and her husband, Philip, stand outside 10 Downing Street in London after her election on July 13.
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Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney speaks during a news conference at the central bank on July 5.
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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange watch on Dec. 14 as Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen announces on television that the central bank will raise interest rates.
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U.S. home prices hit a record, climbing back from a 10-year slump.
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Rising prices for drugs again drew fire, some big mergers were questioned and Samsung suffered product failures. The car industry, meanwhile, moved toward a driverless future and Facebook was knocked for fake news.

Facebook was criticized for the spread of fake news stories during the elections.
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A dust devil tears through OCI’s Alamo 6 solar farm, which is under construction.
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Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC, prepares to testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington on Feb. 4.
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New Volkswagen cars on a car tower at the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, on April 28.
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Police shootings of civilians, and civilian attacks on police, shook many cities, while domestic terror-inspired attacks unnerved Americans. An astronaut set a record in space and drought hit the Southeast.

Friends and family members embrace outside the Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, Fla., on June 12.
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Elmer McDonald inspects a flooded jeep after checking his mobile home on Oct. 13 in Lumberton, N.C. The area was hit by Hurricane Matthew.
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Flowers, pictures and candles adorn a fence on Dec. 6 at a makeshift memorial near the site of a warehouse fire in Oakland, Calif.
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Genessee Township, Mich., resident Samantha Baumgarner stretches a plastic grocery bag to fill with bottled water at the Mission of Hope Universal Life Church in Flint on Jan. 20.
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Seasonal firefighter Emily Travis stands for a portrait while patrolling the aftermath of the Grade Fire in Yreka, Calif., on Aug. 29.
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Attacks in Brussels, Nice and elsewhere left scores dead while Islamic State appeared to be in retreat. The flow of migrants to Europe eased, though political repercussions expanded.

Cuban President Raul Castro raises U.S. President Barack Obama's hand during a meeting at the Revolution Palace in Havana on March 21.
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Omar Daqneesh, a 5-year-old Syrian boy, sits in an ambulance on Aug. 17 after an alleged airstrike hit a house in Aleppo, Syria.
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A police officer stands guard on Oct. 25 after migrants burned a shelter in response to authorities' attempts to clear the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France.
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More than 100 people wait outside of a privately owned food shop in Petare, Venezuela, on June 6.
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Boys play with a ball on Nov. 23 in front of oilfields burned by Islamic State militants in Qayara, south of Mosul, Iraq.
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The Zika virus spread and hackers expanded their exploits. Meantime, Americans celebrated victories at the Rio Olympics and a new African-American museum opened to acclaim.

Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the U.S. celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 200-meter butterfly final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 9.
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A training plane used by the Tuskegee Airmen on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13.
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Pediatrician Danielle Cruz examines a 2-month-old baby for microcephaly at a nursery in Recife, Brazil, on Jan. 22.
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US gymnast Simone Biles competes in the women's balance beam event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica turns to look at Andre De Grasse of Canada as they compete in the men’s 100-meter semifinals at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 14.
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